Four of the all-conquering 'Class of 92' youth players are now coaching the Manchester United first team

The 39-year-old finally called time on his stellar career after collecting his 11th Premier League winners' medal.

His 718 appearances leave him third in the all-time United list, trailing only Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton. He also was part of two Champions League-winning squads and lifted the FA Cup on three occasions.

Notoriously publicity-shy, Scholes did make a recent TV appearance as a pundit for United's 3-0 home defeat by Manchester City in March, when he was left distinctly unimpressed by his former team's performance.

"When I was playing, we could be two or three down, but we never felt we were beaten," he said.